Newsletter
April 2003

Welcome to the inaugural Voodoo Moon Newsletter. I’ll be keeping you informed of what’s happening, where to find us, profiling one of my products each month, and sharing a recipe or two for you to try.

THE VOODOO MOON PHILOSOPHY OF FOOD

We use only the freshest ingredients, sourced locally wherever possible, with no artificial flavours or preservatives. Strong, honest, simple flavours - fresh food is good food!

WHERE TO FIND US

Voodoo Moon products now grace the shelves of these very groovy Perth retailers:

Pizza With Attitude, Kensington

Herdsman Fresh, Churchlands

Panache, Subiaco

Fresh Provisions, Mt Lawley

Fresh Provisions, Claremont

The Boatshed, Cottesloe

Discover Western Australia, Domestic Airport

Airport Fine Foods, International Airport

Please support all of these stores as they have a great attitude and stock many excellent local food products, offering a great range of yummy delights.

HOT AND SPICY ON THE OZ CHILLI NET

Check out www.geocities.com\ozchillinet for reviews of Voodoo Moon’s Seven Gates of Hell, Eternal Damnation and Ruby Dragon sauces. Big Jim’s done a great job with the site, and there’s a feast of spicy chilli related information for you to enjoy.

ARALUEN CHILLI FESTIVAL

Speaking of chilli, February 15^th and 16^th saw the Araluen Chilli Festival, and what a huge success it was. It was our first major public appearance and I couldn’t have been happier with the response! It was a great opportunity to get our products out there, and to meet a lot of our customers personally. Feedback from you all was great – thankyou for your comments, they’re always interesting and encouraging, so don’t be shy.

We Have a Winner!

Congratulations to the winner of our Araleun Botanic Park Chilli Festival competition – Brad Grose of Beckenham. Brad came along to the Voodoo Moon tent at the festival for a tasting and entered the competition, coming up trumps with the prize of four jars of Voodoo Moon sauces – well done!

CHILLI MACADAMIA CARAMEL SAUCE

If you were one of the many who left the Chilli Festival disappointed when I sold out of Chilli Macadamia Caramel Sauce, you’ll be happy to know that we are once again stocked up with this tasty number.

SHIPPING

Looking for a special gift for someone in the country or interstate? We can gift wrap and send up to five jars anywhere in Australia for only $7.50 postage. A few of our customers have already taken advantage of this for birthday presents, and we’ll have some special gift pack offers coming up closer to Christmas.

ONLINE VOODOO

www.voodoomoon.com.au is in the midst of a revamp as we speak, and Marisa is doing a great job on the site. Over the next month or so you’ll be seeing a lot more colour; some tasty and easy to prepare recipes; and something very special - a forum to enable you to “Ask Chef”. If you have any cooking or food related questions, please email me at askchef@voodoomoon.com.au and I’ll answer as soon as possible. Eventually I’ll make an online database available with hints, tips, nutritional information and recipes for everyone to share.

FIRE YOU CAN TASTE

A dash of Seven Gates of Hell adds spice and flavour to any pasta sauce – try it in your next Bolognese or Puttanesca sauce.

Spread on a pizza base instead of a tomato sauce.

Make sure Seven Gates of Hell is on the table at your next barbecue as a devilish alternative to tomato or barbecue sauce.

Spread on bread to fire up your sandwiches.

Splash it on a meat pie instead of tomato sauce.

Serve as a dip with sausage rolls and party pies the next time you have mates round for a few beers to watch the footy.

Simple Chilli Mussels

1 kg cleaned mussels
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup water

Simply steam the mussels in a covered pot until they open wide, then drain well, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking stock.

1 jar Voodoo Moon Seven Gates of Hell sauce

Heat the sauce in the pan with the two tablespoons of cooking stock which you have reserved, then gently stir the mussels through the hot sauce.

Serve immediately with crusty bread and a sprig of coriander to garnish.

Hint – Choose a large mussel, pulling the flesh out with your fingers or a fork, careful not to break the shell open too far. Use this mussel as a pincer, or ‘claw’ to dig the flesh out of the rest!

Seven Gates Garlic Cheese Bread

Combine half a jar of Voodoo Moon’s Seven Gates of Hell with 2 tsp finely chopped garlic. Spread a piece of pita bread liberally with this mixture, then sprinkle with grated cheese. Warm under the griller or on your barbie plate until the cheese melts, then cut into wedges and serve, sprinkled with a little chopped parsley.

To win a jar of Seven Gates of Hell, send an email with “Competition” written in the subject line to shane@voodoomoon.com.au, with the answer to this easy question:

How many varieties of fresh chillies go into Voodoo Moon’s Seven Gates of Hell sauce?

CATERING

Our catering wing has been going from strength to strength, and we have a few big functions coming up. Our cocktail food menu is online at www.voodoomoon.com.au. Use this menu as a guide, as I specialise in designing specific menus to suit your own individual tastes, budget, style and needs.

COOKING CLASSES

Jo-Anne at Panache in Subiaco has invited me to present their inaugural cooking class in May. I’ll advise more details as soon as we finalise them.

Also stay tuned for exciting news of regular barbecue cooking classes starting VERY soon in conjunction with Barbitec!

ORGANIC MEALS

You can now purchase Organic take home meals from Absolutely Organic, at 782 North Beach Road (corner of Karrinyup Road), Gwelup. These meals are made by Voodoo Moon, using almost entirely certified organic produce. (It’s just a couple of herbs and spices we’ve not yet managed to source organically) Much of the fresh vegetables being used are grown at Annie and Rick Dunn’s Absolutely Organic farm at Muchea. These meals are available fresh or frozen, along with a shop chock full of great tasting certified organic products.

SPECIAL APPEARANCES

You’ll be able to drop by for a free tasting of the Voodoo Moon range at Ballajura Rotary Club’s Annual Fair from 10am to 3:30pm Sunday 13^th April, on the rear oval of Kingfisher Park, corner Illawarra Crescent and Kingfisher Avenue, Ballajura.

I’ll be doing an in-store tasting at Fresh Provisions Claremont store between 6 and 8pm on Thursday 24^th April. They’re located at the corner of Leura Ave and Stirling Highway, Claremont.

Last but by no means least is the May Day Rally on Sunday 4^th May, to be held at Fremantle Esplanade Reserve, Fremantle between 10am and 3pm.

Hope to see you all at one of these dates.

Have a great day and be excellent to each other!

Shane Pinnegar

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